Volunteer at animal shelters worldwide for free: the World Animal Welfare platform
World Animal Welfare connects shelters and volunteers worldwide, free for both sides. A look at the platform and its founder Jessica Dzikonski.
Undercover Under a False Name: Samara Eckardt on Her Years Inside the Animal Industry
Animal rights activist Samara Eckardt went undercover into a certified animal welfare farm under a false name. The key passages from our podcast conversation.
Ube Cake: A Vegan Recipe for the Purple Cheesecake From the Yam
Vegan ube cake with a cheesecake filling made from purple yam, a soaked sponge layer and aquafaba meringue. Plus what ube is, where the trend came from and where to buy the ingredients.
Why Coconuts Are Not Always Vegan: Chained Macaques in the Harvest
In southern Thailand, chained macaques pick coconuts. What a study of 158 animals found, which products are affected and what to check when you shop.
£22 Million for Mini Organs: The UK Speeds Up Its Move Away From Animal Testing
Miniature organs grown from patient tissue, lab-grown ear models, AI instead of dogs and monkeys: the UK is investing £22 million in non-animal methods. Germany never published the strategy it promised.
Four Weeks Vegan Shift Gene Regulation: What the Study Shows and What It Does Not
A randomised trial finds altered DNA methylation after one month on a vegan diet. What was measured, what follows from it, and what the same group found when they counted cells directly.
Speciesism: Why We Stroke the Dog and Eat the Pig
29 August is the World Day for the End of Speciesism. The day is the occasion, the question underneath is bigger: what justifies stroking one animal and eating the other?
Who Owns Your Tofu? These Brands Are Still Independent [Overview]
Since Müller bought tofu pioneer Berief, many people look twice in the chiller aisle. Our traffic-light overview shows, with receipts, which tofu and plant-drink brands are independent and which belong to a meat or dairy corporation.
29 Cents for an Empty Shampoo Bottle: Inside Germany’s Return Scheme for Cosmetics Packaging
A start-up in Heilbronn takes empty cosmetics packaging back through beverage machines and pays 29 cents. What works already, what does not, and whether the four brands are vegan.
Three Times More Often Against: Study Reveals Agricultural Interests in the EU Parliament
Some studies prove what many already suspect. This is one of them, and it comes with a number: MEPs with private financial interests in the agricultural and food sector voted…